Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Rachel had gotten up very early yesterday to walk at the Race for the Cure. So this morning, she slept in and did not come with me to take Noah to school. Part of the reason is that Rachel knew that she was going to be going back to work for the first time. She wanted to make sure she was well-rested for that.
A woman from the neighborhood also teaches at the Austin Tennis Academy. She picked Rachel up around 10am to carpool in. She also brought Rachel home at the end of the day. Rachel was tired but it went well.
I went into HomeAway for a few hours in the morning.
In the afternoon, Rachel rested some more while I walked to get Noah.
Noah had flag football practice and Evan went to Grandma and Papa's for dinner in the late afternoon.
Rachel, Noah and I had chicken tacos for dinner.
We just got back from walking to pick Evan up.
Until next time...
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Monday, October 1, 2018
Sunday, September 24, 2017
Race for the Cure 2017
This morning was another early morning.
Grandma and Papa picked up Noah and me at 6:20 this morning for Race for the Cure. The walk started at 7:30am downtown.
We had a nice time. There were 5000 people there. It was crowded at the beginning of the race but then thinned out some. We walked most of it. Around mile 2 Noah wanted to run, so we ran/walked the rest. Noah really liked getting cheers from the spectators.
We hung out a little bit after the race. There was a special survivor's tent for survivors and 3 family members. They had food, drinks, and swag there.
Later the day, we had a woman come over from Gold Ribbon Rescue to interview us to be foster/adopters of Golden Retrievers. She brought one of her Goldens with her. I'm pretty sure we passed the test. It was a nice visit.
The boys had Sunday School from 4-6pm.
After Sunday school we met Grandma and Papa at Austin Pizza Garden for dinner. We ate outside and the kids were able to play on the playground there. The weather was nice.
Now the boys are getting ready for bed.
Grandma and Papa picked up Noah and me at 6:20 this morning for Race for the Cure. The walk started at 7:30am downtown.
We had a nice time. There were 5000 people there. It was crowded at the beginning of the race but then thinned out some. We walked most of it. Around mile 2 Noah wanted to run, so we ran/walked the rest. Noah really liked getting cheers from the spectators.
We hung out a little bit after the race. There was a special survivor's tent for survivors and 3 family members. They had food, drinks, and swag there.
Later the day, we had a woman come over from Gold Ribbon Rescue to interview us to be foster/adopters of Golden Retrievers. She brought one of her Goldens with her. I'm pretty sure we passed the test. It was a nice visit.
The boys had Sunday School from 4-6pm.
After Sunday school we met Grandma and Papa at Austin Pizza Garden for dinner. We ate outside and the kids were able to play on the playground there. The weather was nice.
Now the boys are getting ready for bed.
Friday, September 22, 2017
Glad It's Friday
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
This morning, after walking Noah to school, Rachel went to Camp Gladiator at a different location with a different trainer. She left straight from there to teach.
I had a bunch of work to do before going into HomeAway for meetings.
Rachel stopped at the mall on the way home to pick up the packets for the Race for the Cure that takes place on Sunday. She got home in time to walk with me to pick Noah up.
Evan is now selling discount cards for school. He and Noah walked around the neighborhood knocking on doors to sell after he got home.
For dinner, we had leftovers.
After dinner, we went to HEB and got some things for the weekend and next week.
The boys are getting ready for bed.
Until next time...
This morning, after walking Noah to school, Rachel went to Camp Gladiator at a different location with a different trainer. She left straight from there to teach.
I had a bunch of work to do before going into HomeAway for meetings.
Rachel stopped at the mall on the way home to pick up the packets for the Race for the Cure that takes place on Sunday. She got home in time to walk with me to pick Noah up.
Evan is now selling discount cards for school. He and Noah walked around the neighborhood knocking on doors to sell after he got home.
For dinner, we had leftovers.
After dinner, we went to HEB and got some things for the weekend and next week.
The boys are getting ready for bed.
Until next time...
Sunday, November 15, 2015
Noah's Big Day
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
This morning, Rachel and Noah got up early to run the Race for the Cure. Noah was able to run the entire way again. He stopped just to get water at the water stations. At one point there were high school cheerleaders. They formed a path for the Rachel and Noah to run through and they were really cheering Noah on. Rachel said Noah got lots of high fives on the way as well. He was pretty happy.
At lunch time, Noah and I went to a bowling party that we were having for the Bucs on UT's campus. Evan came with Josh's family. Noah was just one of the guys bowling with the rest of the Bucs. He seemed to be having a really really good time. They were able to bowl several games as well as play air hockey and foosball. We also had pizza for the boys.
We were supposed to have a tournament but the fields had some damage from the storms a few weeks ago. The tournament was postponed until next weekend.
After the party, we went to Smoothie King on campus. Darius and his dad, Daniel came with us. Miles was getting a ride home with us so he came as well. All four boys really had fun together eating their smoothies.
For dinner, we had our leftovers from last night.
The boys (and Lizzy) are showering. Then they'll get ready for bed.
Until next time...
This morning, Rachel and Noah got up early to run the Race for the Cure. Noah was able to run the entire way again. He stopped just to get water at the water stations. At one point there were high school cheerleaders. They formed a path for the Rachel and Noah to run through and they were really cheering Noah on. Rachel said Noah got lots of high fives on the way as well. He was pretty happy.
At lunch time, Noah and I went to a bowling party that we were having for the Bucs on UT's campus. Evan came with Josh's family. Noah was just one of the guys bowling with the rest of the Bucs. He seemed to be having a really really good time. They were able to bowl several games as well as play air hockey and foosball. We also had pizza for the boys.
We were supposed to have a tournament but the fields had some damage from the storms a few weeks ago. The tournament was postponed until next weekend.
After the party, we went to Smoothie King on campus. Darius and his dad, Daniel came with us. Miles was getting a ride home with us so he came as well. All four boys really had fun together eating their smoothies.
For dinner, we had our leftovers from last night.
The boys (and Lizzy) are showering. Then they'll get ready for bed.
Until next time...
Friday, November 6, 2015
Welcome Home Flash
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Grandma and Papa had planned a trip to Italy long before the move. Their flight was out of Dallas. But when they decided to move to Austin, they booked a flight to/from Dallas. Their flight this morning was set for 7:05am. I got up at 5 to take them to the airport. When I got downstairs, my cell phone rang. The flight had been cancelled. In fact many flights had been cancelled. So they jumped in the car and drove to Dallas to be able to get their flight.
I went back to bed for an hour. We were able to walk to school. Shortly after we got home, we put Calvin in the carrier to take him to the vet. He needed his yearly checkup. We decided to schedule it on the same day as we were picking Flash up after his quarantine. Getting Calvin into the carrier was considerably easier than Flash. In fact, all I did was pick Calvin up and put him in the carrier. He immediately laid down and let us zip it up. It couldn't have been easier.
First they did the exam on Calvin. He looked good. And, in fact, he lost about a half of a pound since last year which was surprising. Then they went to get Flash. When they brought him in the room he was meowing really really loudly. So we picked up Calvin and put him with Flash. Flash immediately calmed down. Flash finally got his rabies shot and we were able to bring him home.
Flash seemed glad to be home. He even jumped up on my desk and laid on my computer. I think his stomach was upset because he vomited some. But he's been fine since.
Rachel left to get her packet for the Race for the Cure which is next weekend. Then we met at Wholy Bagel.
We walked to get the boys. Jack came home with us. The boys were happy to see Flash.
For dinner, we ordered from Jet Pizza. It was ok.
The boys are about to get ready for bed.
Until next time...
Grandma and Papa had planned a trip to Italy long before the move. Their flight was out of Dallas. But when they decided to move to Austin, they booked a flight to/from Dallas. Their flight this morning was set for 7:05am. I got up at 5 to take them to the airport. When I got downstairs, my cell phone rang. The flight had been cancelled. In fact many flights had been cancelled. So they jumped in the car and drove to Dallas to be able to get their flight.
I went back to bed for an hour. We were able to walk to school. Shortly after we got home, we put Calvin in the carrier to take him to the vet. He needed his yearly checkup. We decided to schedule it on the same day as we were picking Flash up after his quarantine. Getting Calvin into the carrier was considerably easier than Flash. In fact, all I did was pick Calvin up and put him in the carrier. He immediately laid down and let us zip it up. It couldn't have been easier.
First they did the exam on Calvin. He looked good. And, in fact, he lost about a half of a pound since last year which was surprising. Then they went to get Flash. When they brought him in the room he was meowing really really loudly. So we picked up Calvin and put him with Flash. Flash immediately calmed down. Flash finally got his rabies shot and we were able to bring him home.
Flash seemed glad to be home. He even jumped up on my desk and laid on my computer. I think his stomach was upset because he vomited some. But he's been fine since.
Rachel left to get her packet for the Race for the Cure which is next weekend. Then we met at Wholy Bagel.
We walked to get the boys. Jack came home with us. The boys were happy to see Flash.
For dinner, we ordered from Jet Pizza. It was ok.
The boys are about to get ready for bed.
Until next time...
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Championship
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Try telling the boys that it was "fall back" today. I heard them playing at 6:45 this morning. Of course it really was 7:45 in their internal clocks. We were hoping that the long day yesterday would cause them to sleep in some.
We finally got up and got ready to go to the Race for the Cure. We signed up for the untimed portion which meant that we could walk. We were able to park right by the start line because they reserve a special garage for survivors. We brought the stroller in case Noah wanted to sit. Evan walked the entire 3.1 miles. Noah rode in the stroller for maybe a mile of it, if that. He did well walking and walked fast. It was downtown and I think the boys liked all the things to look at.
When we finished most of the swag had been given away already, although, to be honest, it looked like there were significantly fewer vendors there than when Rachel and I ran it two years ago.
We came home and had lunch. We had about an hour until we needed to get to the fields for Noah's warm ups.
Noah hit well during warm ups. He was very excited for the game. One of the boys on Evan's team had a younger brother on the team playing against Noah's team. So Evan and the boy from Evan's team, Anthony, played together until they needed to go to their warm ups.
For the championship game, the game is 6 innings untimed. There were two umpires. In the top of first, they had Noah at third base. They said that this team hits mostly to third base and they wanted Noah there to start out the game. They also shifted the shortstop much closer to third. Noah played along the line. One of the kids turned on the ball and hit a shot on the ground down the line. But since Noah was standing almost at the line, he just put his glove down and stopped it. It ended up taking a bounce and hitting Noah in the body, but he was not going to let that ball go past him. It was a great play and Noah got lots of cheers. Noah got hits in all of his at bats. One of the times up, they overthrew first and Noah ran to second. He runs well and listens so well. In the third inning, Noah's team held the other team scoreless. That turned out to be the difference and Noah's team won. Noah was really happy about it. It was a lot of fun. They had a pizza party with a pinata after the game. Rachel stayed with Noah while I watched Evan who took the field right after Noah's game ended.
Evan was playing a team they had beaten earlier in the season. But somehow this team came alive since then. They were hitting the ball all over the place. Evan seemed to be very tired. He did get a good hit in the bottom of the second. And his fielding was good. But he didn't quite seem as lively. That seemed to be true of the entire team actually. The other team won which meant that Evan had to play a second game right after.
A parent on the team bought sno-cones for all the kids. Rachel got a Powerade for Evan as well. That seemed to perk up all the kids. Evan had a great game in the second game. He doubled in one of his at-bats. When he was playing third, a boy crushed a ball at Evan who knocked it down and fired over to first. The umpire called the runner safe, which seemed questionable. The third base coach for the other team was quite impressed and high-fived Evan. A couple batters later, a kid hit a ball down the third base line. Evan dove to his right and grabbed it. He got up and threw the ball to first although a bit too late. Again, it was just a tremendous play. He was pretty pumped by it. Unfortunately, Evan's team didn't have another comeback in them and they lost, finishing the season in third place. Evan seemed ok with it. The coaches told Evan they are going to try to get him on their team in the spring. I think that would be wonderful.
Rachel took the boys home. I went and picked up Rudy's. We gave the boys showers and then put them to bed.
Until next time...
Try telling the boys that it was "fall back" today. I heard them playing at 6:45 this morning. Of course it really was 7:45 in their internal clocks. We were hoping that the long day yesterday would cause them to sleep in some.
We finally got up and got ready to go to the Race for the Cure. We signed up for the untimed portion which meant that we could walk. We were able to park right by the start line because they reserve a special garage for survivors. We brought the stroller in case Noah wanted to sit. Evan walked the entire 3.1 miles. Noah rode in the stroller for maybe a mile of it, if that. He did well walking and walked fast. It was downtown and I think the boys liked all the things to look at.
When we finished most of the swag had been given away already, although, to be honest, it looked like there were significantly fewer vendors there than when Rachel and I ran it two years ago.
We came home and had lunch. We had about an hour until we needed to get to the fields for Noah's warm ups.
Noah hit well during warm ups. He was very excited for the game. One of the boys on Evan's team had a younger brother on the team playing against Noah's team. So Evan and the boy from Evan's team, Anthony, played together until they needed to go to their warm ups.
For the championship game, the game is 6 innings untimed. There were two umpires. In the top of first, they had Noah at third base. They said that this team hits mostly to third base and they wanted Noah there to start out the game. They also shifted the shortstop much closer to third. Noah played along the line. One of the kids turned on the ball and hit a shot on the ground down the line. But since Noah was standing almost at the line, he just put his glove down and stopped it. It ended up taking a bounce and hitting Noah in the body, but he was not going to let that ball go past him. It was a great play and Noah got lots of cheers. Noah got hits in all of his at bats. One of the times up, they overthrew first and Noah ran to second. He runs well and listens so well. In the third inning, Noah's team held the other team scoreless. That turned out to be the difference and Noah's team won. Noah was really happy about it. It was a lot of fun. They had a pizza party with a pinata after the game. Rachel stayed with Noah while I watched Evan who took the field right after Noah's game ended.
Evan was playing a team they had beaten earlier in the season. But somehow this team came alive since then. They were hitting the ball all over the place. Evan seemed to be very tired. He did get a good hit in the bottom of the second. And his fielding was good. But he didn't quite seem as lively. That seemed to be true of the entire team actually. The other team won which meant that Evan had to play a second game right after.
A parent on the team bought sno-cones for all the kids. Rachel got a Powerade for Evan as well. That seemed to perk up all the kids. Evan had a great game in the second game. He doubled in one of his at-bats. When he was playing third, a boy crushed a ball at Evan who knocked it down and fired over to first. The umpire called the runner safe, which seemed questionable. The third base coach for the other team was quite impressed and high-fived Evan. A couple batters later, a kid hit a ball down the third base line. Evan dove to his right and grabbed it. He got up and threw the ball to first although a bit too late. Again, it was just a tremendous play. He was pretty pumped by it. Unfortunately, Evan's team didn't have another comeback in them and they lost, finishing the season in third place. Evan seemed ok with it. The coaches told Evan they are going to try to get him on their team in the spring. I think that would be wonderful.
Rachel took the boys home. I went and picked up Rudy's. We gave the boys showers and then put them to bed.
Until next time...
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Race for the Cure
This morning Morry and I woke up at 5:30am. Gabby came at 6am and Evan was already awake.
We went to Race for the Cure. We got VIP survivor parking and didn’t have to walk far. We also had access to the survivor tent where they had free breakfast and other goodies.
The race went well. Afterward Morry and I walked around a little bit and collected freebies.
We got home around 10am. Both boys had a good time with Gabby this morning.
Evan really wanted to go swimming. So, we waited until 12pm when the indoor pool at Lifetime Fitness opened. Evan and Noah had a good time swimming and didn’t give us a hard time when it was time to leave.
When we got home we had lunch and put Noah down for a nap. Noah slept and Evan fell asleep on the couch.
For dinner we had the last of the Home Slice Pizza leftover from the party.
We just put Evan and Noah to bed.
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